Friday, November 5, 2010

Every summer Alan November and his team host the Building Learning Communities conference in Boston. I recently learned that some of the keynotes from this past summer's conference are now available to view on Vimeo. If you have some time this weekend, I recommend watching one or two of them. I've embedded Michael Wesch's keynote below.

As every student in the US should know, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. In fact, it might be the most recited, referenced, and analyzed speech ever delivered by a President of the United States.

Today, on the Open Culture blog I found a new video featuring Mitch Rapoport (you might not recognize the name, but you'll recognize his voice) reciting the Gettysburg Address while text and images illustrate the themes of the Gettysburg Address. The imagery starts out slowly, but really gains momentum around the midpoint of the video.

This weekend most of us in the US will turn our clocks back by one hour. Why do we do this? Where did the idea for Daylight Saving time come from? These are questions your students might ask. The CBS Fast Draw team answers these questions in the three minute video embedded below.